Mia Rodriguez | |
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Born | Sydney, Australia | 14 July 2002
Genres | Alternative pop, dance-pop, electropop, alternative R&B |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2019–present |
Labels | City Pop Atlantic Records |
Website | miarodriguez |
Mia Rodriguez is an Australian pop music singer-songwriter. [1] She started her career posting covers and other content on TikTok, and started releasing music in 2019. [1]
Rodriguez was signed with Michael Chugg's label City Pop Records in late 2019. [2] She issued her first single, "Emotion", in December of that year, as the label's first release. [2] [3] The music video had over 850,000 views on YouTube. [3] Her next single, "Psycho", was released in April 2020. [4] Its music video had over 6,000,000 views on YouTube by the end of the year. [4] She also made her live debut with a performance supporting Sydney-based duo, Lime Cordiale, in April. [5]
Her third single, "Beautiful & Bittersweet" (stylised in all-caps), was released in August 2020, [6] alongside a lyric video. [7] It was produced by Dave Hammer (Lime Cordiale). [6] Greta Brereton of NME Australia reported that the artist had 2 million subscribers on TikTok. [6] The music video was released two months later in October 2020. [8] At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards, held as a virtual ceremony, the singer was a presenter. [9] [10]
Rodriguez was brought up in Western Sydney. She is openly pansexual and suffered bullying in her childhood and teenage years as a result of her sexuality and eccentric personality. [11]
Mia Rodriguez discography | |
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Music videos | 5 |
Singles | 6 |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Emotion" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
"Psycho" | 2020 | |
"Beautiful & Bittersweet" | ||
"Billion Dollar Bitch" (featuring Yung Baby Tate) | 2021 | |
"Shut Up" [12] | 2022 | |
"Superglue" | ||
"I Luv U" | ||
"Ride" | 2024 |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Emotion" | 2019 | Josh Harris |
"Psycho" | 2020 | |
"Beautiful & Bittersweet" | Macario De Souza | |
"Billion Dollar Bitch" | 2021 | Josh Harris |
"Shut Up" | 2022 | |
"I Luv U" |
The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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J Awards of 2020 [13] [14] | Mia Rodriguez | Unearthed Artist of the Year | Nominated |
The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually in January or February by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year. [15]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2021 [16] | Mia Rodriguez | Best New Artist | Won |
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